Truck crashes into Maguikay flyover railing; 1 injured

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Norman V. Mendoza 09/23/2015

A SPEEDING dump truck rammed a motorcycle, severely injuring its rider, before crashing into the Maguikay flyover railing  in Mandaue city early yesterday morning. The accident caused bumper-to-bumper traffic between Mandaue City and Consolacion town  from 5:40…

PB lauds Mr., Miss Press Freedom winners

Melissa Q. Cabahug 09/22/2015

THE Cebu Provincial Board yesterday congratulating Cebu Daily News reporter Victor Anthony Silva and correspondent Vanessa Claire Lucero for winning the Mr. and Miss Press Freedom contest last Saturday. “The two got the most coveted crowns through…

50 houses gone in fire caused by a heated fan

Jhunnex Napallacan, Melissa Q. Cabahug, Norman V. Mendoza 09/20/2015

An overheated ceiling fan was believed to have caused the fire that razed 50 houses and displaced 35 families or 154 persons in barangay Labogon in Mandaue City  on Friday night. The fire started at the second…

Riprap ‘weak’; ECC violations found

Melissa Q. Cabahug 09/19/2015

The 30-meter riprap of   Villa Sebastiana in Mandaue City which collapsed last Sept. 13 during a heavy rain, killing a boy,  was found to be “weak”. It was inadequate to hold limestone being quarried as  filling materials,…

Settlers resist, yield to demolition

Melissa Q. Cabahug 09/18/2015

THEY tried to resist at first, even forming a human barricade to block a City Hall demolition team accompanied by police and a Special Weapons Tactics (SWAT) team. But 44 families of sitio Mahusay, barangay Subangdaku in…

Traffic study by MMDA sought

Melissa Q. Cabahug 09/18/2015

The Mandaue City Council approved a resolution authorizing the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to conduct a traffic study in Mandaue City especially the northbound lanes and roads leading to and from Metro Cebu. Councilor Emmarie Ouano-Dizon…

RIVERS OVERFLOW

Jhunnex Napallacan, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Melissa Q. Cabahug 09/16/2015

Floodwaters force more than 150 persons to flee homes   Major rivers overflowed after intense rain yesterday, forcing more than 150 persons to flee their homes in at least four barangays in Cebu and Talisay cities. Two…

DENR probes developer’s environmental compliance

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Vanessa Claire Lucero 09/16/2015

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is looking into a property developer’s compliance to the conditions specified in its environmental compliance certificate following the collapse of a riprap that killed a boy in upland Mandaue…

Boy dies in riprap collapse

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Norman V. Mendoza 09/15/2015

Vicente Cariquitan Jr. was  supposed to turn 14 years old today, but his family won’t celebrate his birthday  with lechon manok (roasted chicken) as they had planned. The boy’s lifeless body was  pulled out yesterday  from the…

Ouanos await Liberal’s choices in 6th district

Melissa Q. Cabahug 09/15/2015

Where are the Ouanos in the plans of the Liberal Party next year in Cebu’s 6th district? Cebu Provincial Board (PB) Member Thaddeo Ouano who wants his daughter Emmarie “Lollipop”  Ouano-Dizon to run for Mandaue mayor, said…

Boy, 13, missing after riprap collapse

Melissa Q. Cabahug 09/14/2015

Two brothers were buried under rocks and mud when the riprap of a private subdivision collapsed on their house in the upland barangay of Tawason in Mandaue City yesterday afternoon. Rescuers found Vladimir Cariquitan, 19, but his…

Boy, 13, missing after riprap collapse

Melissa Q. Cabahug 09/13/2015

TWO brothers were buried under rocks and mud when the riprap of a private subdivision collapsed on their house in the upland barangay of Tawason in Mandaue City yesterday afternoon. Rescuers found Vladimir Cariquitan, 19, but his…

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